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Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress, says depression is why he went missing for months

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The New Jersey Republican was missing for months with no explanation for his constituents. He explained in a House floor speech that after his diagnosis, there was no timeline for recovery.

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Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling ‘a tremendous betrayal’ says Heritage chief

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Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling ‘a tremendous betrayal’ says Heritage chief

Kevin Roberts, the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, called the Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday upholding birthright citizenship a “tremendous betrayal of the public.” “The Justices in the majority have inflamed the all-out assault on our sovereignty and cheapened the sacred value of American citizenship,” Roberts wrote on social platform X. “Universal birthright citizenship…

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‘Hands are, effectively, tied’: Trump turns to Congress for birthright citizenship lifeline

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‘Hands are, effectively, tied’: Trump turns to Congress for birthright citizenship lifeline

President Donald Trump is turning to Congress to pass legislation on birthright citizenship after an attempt to end the practice via executive order was struck down by the Supreme Court. The court voted down Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship by a 6-3 vote on Tuesday morning, striking down an executive order that Trump signed on his […]

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New Jersey’s Kean Says He Was Treated for Depression

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New Jersey’s Kean Says He Was Treated for Depression

New Jersey Representative Tom Kean Jr. revealed that he has been treated for depression as he returned to the US House for the first time in nearly four months.

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Missing US congressman explains mysterious four-month absence

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Missing US congressman explains mysterious four-month absence

New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr, told fellow lawmakers that depression was the reason he had been away since March.

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Trump says Supreme Court loss on birthright citizenship ‘too bad,’ calls on Congress to act

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Trump says Supreme Court loss on birthright citizenship ‘too bad,’ calls on Congress to act

President Trump suggested Tuesday that he would use Congress to end birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court ruled against his order to restrict the policy. “The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President,…

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New Jersey lawmaker expected to return to Capitol on Tuesday after long absence

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New Jersey lawmaker expected to return to Capitol on Tuesday after long absence

New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R) is expected to return to the Capitol on Tuesday after months of an unexplained absence. Kean’s staffers say he is going to give a floor speech in which he will explain his absence for more than 100 missed votes. His team tied his absence to an undisclosed medical condition. …

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Democrats say campaign finance ruling an ‘invitation for corruption’

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Democrats say campaign finance ruling an ‘invitation for corruption’

Democratic campaigns fumed Tuesday at the Supreme Court for striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a conservative 6-3 majority ruling that is set to open the donor floodgates for the midterm elections. Democrats fear it will buoy Senate Republicans in particular, who mounted the legal challenge over First Amendment claims […]

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Trump pivots to Congress for birthright citizenship overhaul after Supreme Court rejection

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Trump pivots to Congress for birthright citizenship overhaul after Supreme Court rejection

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Congress to limit birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court issued a ruling rejecting his push to overhaul the policy. Trump’s position puts him at odds with several leading lawmakers in the Republican Party, who called for a constitutional amendment to limit birthright citizenship after the justices handed down […]

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